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Six Local All-Girls, Catholic High Schools Join Together for 5th Annual Girls’ Schools Unite Campaign

Cincinnati – From April 22 – 24, six area all-girls Catholic high schools – Mercy McAuley, Mount Notre Dame, Notre Dame Academy, Saint Ursula Academy, Seton, and Ursuline Academy – are teaming up for the 5th annual city-wide campaign called Girls’ Schools Unite. The fundraising campaign seeks to raise awareness …
St. Peregrine Cancer Prayer Service

The Shrine is pleased to be able to offer the St. Peregrine Relic for prayer and veneration. Three times per year a prayer service is held for those who are on a journey with cancer, whether it be as a patient or as a caregiver. The next service will be …
9 facts about Catholics in the U.S., according to Pew research

By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Apr 15, 2024 / 06:00 am The Pew Research Center released a new fact sheet Friday that contains nine demographic and statistical facts about the Catholic population in the United States, based on the center’s numerous surveys. Here are Pew’s nine facts about Catholics in the United States. Twenty …
Vatican document on human dignity condemns gender transition, surrogacy, abortion

By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 8, 2024 / 09:15 am The Vatican’s top doctrinal office issued a declaration on the theme of human dignity on Monday that addresses growing concerns such as gender theory, sex changes, surrogacy, and euthanasia in addition to abortion, poverty, human trafficking, and war. “In …
April 3 marked 50th anniversary of Xenia tornado

Just as the workday was winding down on April 3, 1974, an F-5 tornado that was part of what would later be called a super outbreak, touched ground 10 minutes southwest of Xenia. Ten minutes later on that fateful day 40 years ago, the storm charged into the city of …
Pope Francis Easter Urbi Et Orbi 2024

Full text of Pope Francis’ urbi et orbi blessing for Easter 2024 By Pope Francis Vatican City, Mar 31, 2024 / 09:15 am On the morning of Easter Sunday 2024, Pope Francis presided over Mass in St. Peter’s Square before delivering his urbi et orbi message and blessing from …
Archbishop Dennis Schnurr’s Easter Message 2024

May the loving power of God be at work in your heart and home this Easter, and may the life of the Risen Christ strengthen you today and every day.
The significance of Good Friday

“‘It is finished’; and he bowed his head and handed over his spirit.” On Good Friday, the entire Church fixes her gaze on the Cross at Calvary. Each member of the Church tries to understand at what cost Christ has won our redemption. In the solemn ceremonies of Good Friday, …
U.S. Bishops’ President and Chairman of International Justice and Peace Issue Holy Week Call to Prayer for an End to the Israel-Hamas War

March 23, 2024 WASHINGTON – Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, and president of the U.S. Conference of Bishops (USCCB), and Bishop A. Elias Zaidan of the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon, the chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on International Justice and …
Mount St. Joseph University’s Mater Dei Chapel Named to the National Register of Historic Places

CINCINNATI – Mount St. Joseph University is proud to announce that its iconic Mater Dei Chapel has been officially named to the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. This designation is a testament to the history and cultural significance of the Chapel, which …